A wonderful narrative flow that does not get impacted in the 3-panel daily-strip telling. Gammidge and McClusky have definitely made this Fleming story their own and it is expertly brought to life. A poignant and heartbreaking story that finally reaches a conclusion in the second strip collected in this book - You Only Live Twice. A great adaptation! ( )

I was very excited to hear that Titan was set to deliver even more editions of the James Bond strips that appeared in the pages of The Daily Express in the 1960s and even more pleased to hear that two of my favorite Fleming books - 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' and 'You Only Live Twice' were set to appear in the same edition.
Some years ago, back in the 1980s I had picked up a previous edition of 'Octopussy' that Titan had put together and promptly devoured the book and for years later had wished and wanted to see the rest of the series. Here at last some two decades later I am getting my chance - and am extremely happy about it.
Not only do we get the comic-strip adaptation of the above two books in this one edition, but we also get an introduction by Bond actor George Lazenby (who played the character in the 1969 movie) as well as a discussion of the Fleming books (from 'Doctor No' to 'For Your Eyes Only') and before the beginning of both novels a brief discussion on the background behind the comic-strips and even mention of where the strip deviates from the book which it is adapting.
A word of warning must go out to those who only know the secret agents exploits through the popular series of EON Productions movies. These strips are based on the Fleming novels which are very different from the 007 movies (at least since 1971 onwards). In fact one of the novels adapted here - 'On Her Majesty's Secret Service' may be the Fleming novel most faithfully adapted for the movie screens.
Titan Books deserve a great deal of credit for publishing these editions and this one will undoubtedly (and justifiably) become a proud addition to the bookshelves of every self respecting fan of the novels of Ian Fleming and in particular of his most famous creation - James Bond. ( )

A wonderful narrative flow that does not get impacted in the 3-panel daily-strip telling. Gammidge and McClusky have definitely made this Fleming story their own and it is expertly brought to life. A poignant and heartbreaking story that finally reaches a conclusion in the second strip collected in this book - You Only Live Twice. A great adaptation! ( )

Year - 1963
Tease - In a closely guarded bastion of evil high in the Swiss Alps Ernst Stavro Blofeld, puts the finishing touches to a most fiendish plot involving ten beautiful and ingenuous girls . . . to a most diabolical plot for murder on a mass scale. Only one man can stop him and that man is Blofeld's archenemy - secret agent James Bond.
Villain - Ernst Stavro Blofeld, returns from the Thunderball caper and has lost a great deal of weight. He weighed 280 pounds in Thunderball and now weighs 168 pounds. His hair is silvery white and his right nostril has been eaten away by what looks like tertiary syphilis. He wears dark green-tinted contact lenses. But despite the changes, he is still an evil genius capable of bringing destruction on those he hates. In this case, England.
Bond-Girl - La Comtesse Teresa di Vicenzo or Tracy, has golden hair that reaches her shoulders, blue eyes and shocking pink lips. She is suffering from depression when Bond meets her due to a broken marriage and the death of her daughter to spinal meningitis. After meeting Bond, she finds new meaning in her life and even saves Bond from Blofeld's men.
Minor Characters - Marc-Ange Draco, M, Irma Bunt
Plot - Infecting England with biological warfare.
Highlights - Opening beach scene and casino, meeting Blofeld at his mountain hideout Piz Gloria, ski chase, final battle at Piz Gloria and the wedding of Mr. and Mrs. James Bond.
Opening Sentence - It was one of those Septembers when it seemed that the summer would never end.
Trivia - Originally titled The Belles From Hell.
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